The Dog Man Original Motion Picture Soundtrack featuring the wildly imaginative film score by award-winning composer and songwriter Tom Howe has been released today by Back Lot Music to coincide with the theatrical debut of DreamWorks Animation's Dog Man. The soundtrack also includes the new original song "SUPA GOOD!!!" by Yung Gravy ft. James Brown.
Together the film and Howe's madcap score bring the silly, heroic, and heartfelt antics of the canine crime fighter to life on the big screen for old and new fans alike. The zany musical rollercoaster ride complements this film adaptation of cartoonist and author Dav Pilkey's NY Times bestseller Dog Man and its hilarious adventures of the part dog, part man cop. With over 60 million copies in print and translations into 47 languages - the literary phenomenon of Dog Man has become a cultural touchstone for young readers.
In his illustrious career, the two-time Emmy winning composer has scored over 100 films and TV series. Howe's versatility as a multi-instrumentalist and his expertise in blending orchestral compositions, pop, rock, and electronic sound design has made him one of the most sought-after composers in the industry.
Dog Man director Peter Hastings encouraged Howe to go "wild," giving him carte blanche to create a musical landscape to match the character's crazy energy. Howe layered tracks with inventive uses of instruments and unconventional sounds, recording vocals of himself panting like a dog, blowing "mouth trumpet" raspberries, and handclapping for percussion.
"Director Peter Hastings gave me a lot of freedom with the score, empowering me to go as wild as the Dog Man character himself," says Howe. "Because Dog Man doesn't talk, I wanted to capture his high energy, so I incorporated hand-clapping percussion, vocal layering of dog pants, and mouth trumpets. I recorded the sounds myself in the studio! For action cues, I added wah-wah guitars, saxophones, and afro flutes. The result is a mad musical ride - think Bullitt meets Shaft, blending the flair of Lalo Schifrin and Isaac Hayes with a thread of classic '60s and '70s crime thrillers."